tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-139724622014-10-03T00:25:07.946-06:00Lost and Found in New MexicoDedicated to the Preservation of Life
through Search, Rescue and Education services.Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08949266055549197386noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13972462.post-1150527855370553952006-06-17T01:01:00.000-06:002006-06-17T01:04:15.370-06:00New Mexico's latest media blitz.....reminding people of the very real and present danger of fires.It is quite clever and to the point!Remember, only YOU can prevent forest fires!http://www.nmfireinfo.com/docs/Red_Green_poster.pdfKittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08949266055549197386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13972462.post-1136097350351078762005-12-31T23:31:00.000-07:002005-12-31T23:35:50.363-07:002006A quick post to wish all my friends and family a Happy New Year! I've been really busy with real life and haven't had much time to write about it. Hopefully that will soon change and I'll be able to post some of what has been going on.Here's to the new year of 2006 and much health and happiness to everyone!!!Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08949266055549197386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13972462.post-1130135690439613752005-10-24T00:11:00.000-06:002005-10-24T00:40:52.333-06:00ComplacencyI know that this hurricane season has been a long, tedious, overwhelming series of storms. And I'm very sorry for the people affected by these storms. They have been somewhat (but not entirely) unpredictable and the damage has been in some cases unprecedented. But there is one thing that I feel must not go unsaid and I'll say it again here:If you are told to evacuate, do so!!!Don't have a Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08949266055549197386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13972462.post-1130015292888826232005-10-22T14:56:00.000-06:002005-10-22T15:10:53.313-06:00ARESAmateur Radio Emergency Services groups are volunteers who play a major role in many disaster situations around the world. When Emergency teams can not talk to each other through the normal frequencies because many agencies are on different frequencies, Hams are able to keep up the chatter. There is much discussion about the problems associated with getting FD, Police and other emergency agenciesKittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08949266055549197386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13972462.post-1127618487516553942005-09-24T21:13:00.000-06:002005-09-24T21:21:27.536-06:00Why evacuation orders should be heeded!This in from MSNBC: Game wardens and other emergency workers used boats, airboats and helicopters to try to rescue about 600 people who defied evacuation orders and stayed behind only to be trapped by floods in the heart of Louisiana’s Cajun country, in Abbeville, Pecan Island and Lafitte. Several were plucked from the rooftops of their submerged homes.High winds continued to push high water Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08949266055549197386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13972462.post-1127336787790236502005-09-21T15:00:00.000-06:002005-09-21T15:06:27.796-06:00A Serious Storm!I can't say it any better than some of the news reports. Click here to see an updated report. Take heed of evacuation orders. Don't play games with your life! Texas officials are ordering people to leave. Do so! If you don't leave, you are on your own! Yes, help will come, but don't expect it immediately. Louisana is also telling people to leave. Do it, now! Don't blame the Feds if you Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08949266055549197386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13972462.post-1127331164675228682005-09-21T13:24:00.000-06:002005-09-21T13:32:44.706-06:00Stubborn peopleAgain, people are refusing to evacuate. Click here for link.First Responders can only do so much. If someone refuses to evacuate in any disaster, they shouldn't expect an inmediate rescue. That's why you are asked to leave in the first place, so you don't become a victim. If you think that a helicopter will come to rescue you if you're in trouble, think again! Rescuers will try, but it Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08949266055549197386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13972462.post-1127272624720050602005-09-20T20:42:00.000-06:002005-09-20T21:26:33.993-06:00???The mayor of New Orleans, Ray Nagin, can't make up his mind!On one hand Mayor Nagin has said the federal presence proves how safe the city is after widespread looting and violence in the first days after Hurricane Katrina. And on his plan to bring back over 100,000 people this week he said "My thought has always been that if we have this many resources in the city working cooperatively, then we Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08949266055549197386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13972462.post-1126154013786591282005-09-07T22:31:00.000-06:002005-09-08T01:31:44.896-06:00Update from the Gulf CoastIt will indeed be as bad as many of us feared. Long laid plans did not work as intended and many are hurting. And yes, there were mistakes but the time for handing out guilty verdicts is not upon us yet. There is much work to be done and many people to take care of. New Mexico is receiving up to 6000 evacuees and many of our Emergency Service people are in the affected areas. Thankfully we heard Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08949266055549197386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13972462.post-1125788043153456152005-09-03T16:45:00.000-06:002005-09-03T16:54:45.773-06:00N.M. Team Rolls Into DestructionMembers of New Mexico Task Force 1, an urban search and rescue team, assist a woman from a nursing home in New Orleans on Friday.Richard Pipes/JournalThis is the link to the story in the Albq. Journal about the New Mexico Task Force 1, an Urban SAR team.Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08949266055549197386noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13972462.post-1125686505360439492005-09-02T12:34:00.000-06:002005-09-02T17:56:27.666-06:00Nightmare along the Gulf CoastMy heart goes out to the people along the Gulf Coast. It is a horrible situation and unfortunately not one that will quickly go away. As a member of the Search and Rescue/EMS community I have a feel for what's going on out there and it's not an easy job. It takes a terrible mental and physical toil on the victims and the rescue teams. The first precept of emergency services; EMS, Firefighters, Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08949266055549197386noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13972462.post-1122262106529650452005-07-24T21:14:00.000-06:002005-07-24T21:28:26.536-06:00Hiker Survives Five Days in Lava Field...As I was writing about the other day, you can live for many days without food but not very long without water. I found an interesting story on the AP wire and wanted to share it with you. It's about a 41 year old man who had left his car at the end of a road near Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. He wanted to check out an active volcano nearby. He was an experienced hiker and that plus gear he Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08949266055549197386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13972462.post-1121992171620610332005-07-21T18:07:00.000-06:002005-07-21T18:38:58.866-06:00Search and Rescue mission...Around noon yesterday I was called by the Area Commander and asked to work a mission out of my district. I agreed and started getting my gear together as well as calling teams out. We were looking for an older man with Alzheimers who had wandered away the day before (the 19th) about 1600 hours. The family had spent the evening looking for him but by daylight realized they needed more help. Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08949266055549197386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13972462.post-1121054993234268462005-07-10T22:04:00.000-06:002005-07-21T21:48:11.673-06:00Besides people we use... Future SAR dogdogs, horses, All Terrain Vehicles (ATV's), helicopters, 4x4 vehicles, snowmobiles in the winter, bikes, snowshoes, cross country skis, water craft, lots of radios and at night - many, many flashlights. We use whatever it takes to find a lost person. We always need volunteers so if you are interested, call your local Sheriff or State Police and ask for the closest SAR group in yourKittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08949266055549197386noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13972462.post-1121053523358038752005-07-10T21:40:00.000-06:002005-07-12T23:37:20.353-06:00Refreshing your memory... Click on picture for a larger view!Survival kit supplies: Even in the summer, a jacket with a hood, nonperishable food, water, lighter (parents should decide if a child is old enough to carry this), a whistle, ziplock baggie, bright colored flagging tape, black trash bag, foiled covered cardboard for a signal mirror. Carry this in your pocket or a small fanny pack or backpack.Remember:If you Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08949266055549197386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13972462.post-1121043818423139202005-07-10T19:00:00.000-06:002005-07-12T23:36:43.343-06:00Prevention is the best medicine...We had a happy ending with the finding of little Johnny before he was gone very long. But could this whole scenerio have been prevented? Yes! For both children and adults there are several things that you can do to help prevent getting lost in the first place and if you do get lost being found very quickly. Prevention:1. Always tell someone where you are going and when you plan to return. Even ifKittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08949266055549197386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13972462.post-1120268965751853032005-07-01T19:49:00.000-06:002005-07-12T23:33:01.536-06:00Where is Johnny? A Happy Ending! Teams signing out at base camp - Mock Search in Albuquerque, New Mexico At 2330 Team 1, the Groundpounders radioed in that they had found 2 Bubble Yum wrappers. It was confirmed with the parents that when they had stopped at a store on the way to the picnic, Johnny had bought a pack of Bubble Yum. The ATV team is called back to base camp and after a brief rest and a fill up on supplies, they Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08949266055549197386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13972462.post-1120003608970412052005-06-28T17:47:00.000-06:002005-07-12T23:27:39.096-06:00Where is Johnny? (continued)When I last wrote, little 8 year old Johnny was still missing at 2200 hours - going on at least 5-6 hours since the last time anyone remembers seeing him. There are 2 teams in the field looking for him or any signs of which direction he might have gone. One team is an ATV team. They are cutting ahead to the East to see if they can locate any fresh tracks. The tracks in the camp area are Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08949266055549197386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13972462.post-1119824419668107572005-06-26T18:06:00.000-06:002005-07-12T23:24:55.440-06:00Where is Johnny?Pyramid Peak ( In Red Rock State Park) - Gallup, New Mexico Scenario: You and your extended family are enjoying a picnic in the forest on the 4th of July. Everyone is relaxed, there's plenty of food and drinks and the kids are having a blast running through the trees. There is a great sense of freedom at being outdoors on a beautiful summer day. The forest is a familiar one, close to town and Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08949266055549197386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13972462.post-1119822918184573872005-06-26T15:14:00.000-06:002005-07-12T23:22:43.543-06:00So what is Search and Rescue?Search and Rescue groups exists all over the world. Each group is unique in the skills and capabilites they have to look for and rescue lost or hurt people. There are Urban SAR groups who train, many with dogs and high tech electronic equipment, to go into collapsed buildings after natural disasters and more recently terrorist attacks. Wilderness SAR groups are trained to do a variety of jobs andKittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08949266055549197386noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13972462.post-1119802992783118492005-06-26T10:19:00.000-06:002005-07-12T23:18:42.496-06:00A new blog...This is my second blog. My other blog Traces of Time is a personal, journal type blog. I hope for this one to be a teaching tool for parents and others who spend time in the wilderness. I thought of it because of the recent events in the news particularly those related to lost children. As an Incident Commander in New Mexico for Search and Rescue, I felt that even my somewhat limited knowledge Kittyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08949266055549197386noreply@blogger.com4